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Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Student Health Center

The Division of Student Life at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville invites applications for the position of Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner in the Student Health Center. This is a full-time regular staff position.

The mission of the Student Health Center is to provide a comprehensive moderate complexity program of primary health care services relevant to the needs of eligible University of Tennessee students. These services shall include personal health care, health promotion and education, consultation, and educational experiences for selected students pursuing careers in health professions.

The Position : The Student Health Center seeks a full-time licensed and trained individual to provide outpatient psychiatric care within an ambulatory setting to U.T.K. students. Responsibilities include the provision of outpatient clinical psychiatric care to eligible students 16 years of age or older; must be willing to see patients referred by providers of the Student Health Center and the Student Counseling Center and periodically perform psychiatric consultations in primary service areas of the SHC as needed; the referral to specialists and community providers as clinically appropriate; to assist with crisis intervention as needed and may assume responsibility for hospitalization referral when needed; and to promote preventative mental health care through individual discussions and educational materials.

Administrative duties shall include the maintenance of clinical records in the electronic health record, participation in clinic staff meetings, committees, and University programs, serving as a liaison with the mental health community inside and outside the University of Tennessee setting. The individual must be committed to staying current with the standards clinical psychiatric field of practice.

The University and Region: UTK is the state's flagship, land-grant university. We are a Research 1 university, housing 14 colleges and 900+ programs of study. With an enrollment of more than 36,000 students, our undergraduate and graduate programs are repeatedly ranked among top national programs. The city of Knoxville is a hidden gem with a beautiful and walkable downtown, a diverse music scene, active neighborhoods, unique restaurants, and a robust offering of outdoor and cultural activities. UTK is located within easy driving distance to Asheville, Nashville, Atlanta, and the Great Smoky Mountains; and a day's drive to Memphis, Chicago and Washington D.C. Knoxville and the surrounding counties have a statistical area population of over 850,000 people. The Knoxville region houses many leading corporations, including Bush Brothers & Company, Discovery Inc., Tennessee Valley Authority, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

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